ashaneil

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  1. Hi Guys, I verified that I had a successful parity check, that everything was working fine etc. I went to plugins page and it showed that there was an update for 6.2 available. I clicked on update. It told me that a restart was required. I used the GUI to stop the array. Since then, the GUI is a blank screen - basically the page keeps on loading. I tried to powerdown the server when connected to the server via putty or direct console. It will say that Powerdown has been initiated but then nothing. The server does not powerdown. Can anyone help?
  2. Hi, I used to run unRAID 5.0.2 as a VM. I have done a clean install to 6.1.9 but when I start unRAID, it defaults to using eth0 as the NIC. eth1 is available but it will not use it. The only reason why I want to use eth1 is that I do not want to crawl behind the rack and then try to wire eth0. Any suggestions? Update: I just re-wired eth0 [had to do it because wife wanted to watch a movie. doh!]
  3. When unRAID is a VM, you pass through the M1015s to the VMs. It is possible that the drive letters may get messed up but as you said, easy enough to do a new config. I do have all my drives mapped correctly but I will verify before I perform the action. Would it be safe to assume that if the array is brought online by v6.x or v5.02, there "should not" be any data loss - meaning that there no new feature in 6.x that will may changes to the array as it is brought online that v5.02 may not understand?
  4. Hi Guys, I am currently running unRAID 5.02 as a virtual machine in VMware ESXi 6.0 (ESXi is installed on a USB drive) with 20 + 1 drives in the array. I would like to change from the current config to running the latest version of unRAID as the primary OS. Here is my thinking - please feel free to correct me: * Make a backup of the current unRAID USB drive * Shutdown the computer * Remove the USB drive with ESXi installed on it * Go into BIOS and change the "boot from" to the USB drive for unRAID * Reboot the server. Verify that the array comes up. Power down * Upgrade unRAID to the latest stable version * Restart the server. Once the array is back online, verify that everything is working as normal Am I on the right track? Thanks for the help.
  5. Hi, I have been re-designing my home lab. One of the casualty of the re-design is the unRAID box. Its IP address has changed. How do I change it? Or is it as simple as using the ifconfig and route?
  6. Hi, I am running unRAID 5.0.2 as virtual machine on top of ESXi v5.5 (essentially a copy of the Atlas build created by Johnmm a while back). My unRAID array consists of a number of 3TB and 2TB drives totaling 37 TB (1 parity + 15 drives). Now that unRAID 6 is here, I am thinking of moving to unRAID 6 so take advantage of all its goodies. The problem is that I have no idea how to go about moving to v6 from v5.0.2 when unRAID is running as VM. Anyone have any suggestions how to do the upgrade without losing all my data? Do I need to build a parallel unRAID box - I really hope not? Thanks for the help...
  7. Thanks for your reply. Murphy is a huge fan of mine. He has been stalking me for a long time. Cheers
  8. Hi, So I installed the MonthlyParityCheck package via unMenu. Question is: Should I use NOCORRECT or CORRECT option?
  9. Wow. Thanks for the fast response and the great one-liner. I just play with the syntax to get the output in the format I want (i.e. suppress all those silly back slashes...) and then onto cron. Thanks again
  10. http://blog.box.com/2014/01/get-the-all-new-box-for-iphone-and-ipad-50gb-free/
  11. Hi fellow unRIADers, When I started using unRAID, I only had 4 drives. I am now upto 16 drives and growing. The other day, a horrible thought occurred to me - If one of the drives were to fail, I om OK. BUT, if 2 or more drives failed, I would lose all the data stored on those drives. So my question is this: does anyone have a mechanism (an app, plugin, script, etc) that creates a catalog of what is stored on what disk on a scheduled basis? If not, I can always script it. I would prefer not having to reinvent the wheel. Thanks
  12. This maybe off-topic but if I wanted to test new builds / rc without messing up my main server (Goliath build), would this be possible on a HP 54L or would I have to build a new machine? Another option maybe that since I am running unRAID as a VM, maybe I can do the same for the new version. Any comments / suggestions?
  13. So I am not sure if I am missing something or not. D-316M comes with 10 3.5" bays. However, Plus key supports 7 drives while Pro key supports 24. So If I buy a Plus key with this case, I am going to be wasting 3 bays (2 if I use a cache drive). If I buy a Pro keys, then I can use all 10 bays but I am wasting 14 HDD capability. Are you guys planning on either: Offering a 10 drive key? Ability to use 2 cases in a "cascade" setup and be use to use the Pro key? If not, then I do not see the pros with this case. What am I missing?
  14. Hi, If I wanted to create a share which will be limited to a specific drive, I know that I have to do is specify the disk in "Included Disk(s)" when creating a share. E.g. disk10 The question is: Do I have to exclude disk10 from all the pre-existing shares or will it be automatically excluded? If yes, will modifying the Exclude Disk(s) attribute mess up anything? Thanks
  15. We have an enterprise deal with vmware so we get a pseudo lab license that should be okay. I can nail confirm with the program coordinator though. Nice catch Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using TapTalk 2
  16. Hi Guys, This probably does not belong here but this question is about a motherboard for ESXi and I know we have number of people using Johnm's excellect build. So I was hoping for few recommendations. I am looking to build a BIG ESXi box for my lab. From personal experience and research, RAM seems to be the limiting factor on how many VMs you can run. Every LGA 1155 motherboard have I come across has a limit of 32GB RAM. Now, I know that LGA 2011 boards can access upto 256GB RAM using RDIMMS. Anyone have any suggestions / recommendation about which board to get? I found the following 2 boards at NewEgg: SuperMicro X9SRI-F and SuperMicro X9SRA Anyone have any favorites? How about a cheap CPU that will allow me to 64-bit VMs? thanks for the help
  17. Hi Guys, Need some help in solving a problem: Problem: I have a seedbox where all the completed files are moved to a "downloads" folder. I would like to automate it so that on a regular basis, all the files from "downloads" would get downloaded to a "filesync" share on my unraid box. If this can be done on the unRAID server, that would be fantastic. If not, I have a Linux Mint 14 box running 24/7 that can be used. Currently, I use a Windows XP running FileZilla but I have to manually kick off the ftp downloads. I guess I can always use a powershell script or a batch file and schedule it but I am hoping to run 1 less VM if possible. I need a linux VM for anotehr project - hence Mint 14. Possible Solution: I found a possible solution at http://www.torrent-invites.com/seedbox-tutorials/132965-tutorial-auto-sync-seedbox-home-linux-mac-machine-lftp-shell-script.html. However , to get that to work, I have to mount the folder on my unRAID box (\\tower\sbsync) on the Mint 14 box. I can see the sbsync share when browsing via the GUI but I am not able to mount the share. Environment: ESXi 5.1 running unRAID 5.0 b11. I have a Mint 14 VM running also. (not married to Mint. can use another distro if needed) Using default security. Ideal solution would be to use unRAID to run a script to download the files automatically Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
  18. Hi Guys, I built myself an Atlas clone with pretty much the same hardware (SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O LGA) as on 1st page except for the amount of RAM. I have a 2x4Gb kit. I was wondering if anyone had installed Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1333 Server Memory Intel Model KVR13E9/8I stick by itself. It would be great if I can install a single 8Gb stick for now and leave my last slot open for future. Thanks for the input. Cheers!
  19. wooohooo finally got me one. Time to upgrade the parity drive. Thanks for the heads up
  20. What is the lowest price 3Tb that you have seen and where? I need to buy 2 - 1 for parity and 1 for the raid. I knew I should have started my build with 3TB drives. Doh!
  21. Looks very nice. Can't wait to try it out. Can you use any Apple device to access it or just AppleTV? And is it only for songs or can you serve any media that is supported by iTunes?
  22. Thanks for the help. I guess I will keep it and cross my fingers.
  23. Anyone? Just need to know if I should return the drive or keep it. Please help.
  24. Hi Guys, So I just added a Seagate 5900 RPM 2Tb drive and ran the pre-clear script. Here is a snippet from run #3: Is this a bad drive (or soon to be one) or am I just being paranoid? preclear_start__5YD0SXND_2012-03-18.txt preclear_finish__5YD0SXND_2012-03-18.txt preclear_rpt__5YD0SXND_2012-03-18.txt
  25. Check out this tutorial: http://www.trembath.co.za/mctutorial.html